Top Solar Companies To Watch For 2014

It's been a heck of a year for First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR  ) . After a hefty jump in stock price following an uptick in guidance, now the company is making big sales to add to it. This week, First Solar sold 139 megawatts of generation capacity to utility giant Southern (NYSE: SO  ) , the largest solar purchase in Southern's history. While this certainly adds to the case for First Solar, it also gives more credibility to the entire solar industry.

With more than 83% of generation capacity added to the grid in Q1 2013 coming from either solar or wind, alternative energy is starting to secure itself a better chair at the energy table. In this video, Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe looks at why solar energy is so popular with electricity companies and why they should be added in the same conversation as fossil fuels.�

Top Solar Companies To Watch For 2014: Portland Orthopaedics Ltd(PLD.AX)

PLD Corporation Limited engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of orthopaedic implants in Australia. It offers reconstructive orthopaedic devices, such as hip and knee joint replacement systems. The company?s products include Double Threaded Cone Margron systems, the Equator Plus cups, M-COR systems, Beacon Knee, and carpal tunnel release systems. It also operates in the United States and Europe. The company was formerly known as Portland Orthopaedics Limited and changed its name to PLD Corporation Limited in December 2011. PLD Corporation Limited was founded in 1991 and is based in Subiaco, Australia.

Top Solar Companies To Watch For 2014: Anglesey Mining(AYM.L)

Anglesey Mining plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company principally holds an interest in Labrador iron project that develops 20 direct shipping iron ore deposits located in north-eastern Quebec, Canada. It also owns Parys Mountain project that explores zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold located in north Wales, the United Kingdom. The company is based in Anglesey, the United Kingdom.

Top Cheap Companies To Invest In Right Now: Rosetta Resources Inc.(ROSE)

Rosetta Resources Inc., an independent exploration and production company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of onshore oil and gas resources in the United States. It owns producing and non-producing oil and gas properties located primarily in South Texas, including the Eagle Ford, and in the Southern Alberta Basin in Northwest Montana. As of December 31, 2011, the company had an estimated 965 billion cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves, including 36,370 million barrels of oil, 50,219 million barrels of natural gas liquids, and 446 billion cubic feet of natural gas, as well as drilled 53 net wells. Rosetta Resources Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.